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THANK YOU Last month was the final regular monthly issue of Insider News. We would like to thank John Robertson for his dedication and hard work. He rarely missed an issue in his 10+ years of writing the Insider News article or its earlier incarnation, The Committee Update. We will miss the monthly insight and wisdom that his articles shared about the geopolitical events around the world that affected our island and the construction industry. Mr. Robertson will still write an article occasionally, but no longer monthly.

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development should come as no surprise to anyone, in view of the threat it must see in the forward deployed U.S. military strength in Guam with a major Air Force base, a Navy base and soon a Marine Corps base.

The state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences only disclosed the pair of acoustic sensors earlier in January 2018, but had been operating them since 2016, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. ATAD STEEL DISTRIBUTOR One of them is in the Challenger Deep, located at the southern end of the Marianas Trench and the deepest known point on H2 Worker Barracks earth, and the other is situated further west the same time, those same sensors cannot help near the island of Yap, part of the Federated but offer a way to listen for submarine traffic.

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containing sensitive information would be encrypted or otherwise coded in some fashion, but they could still provide a wealth of information for Chinese analysts, such as possible details about standard operating procedures based on how many messages go out in a certain time frame or when and where the exchanges occur. It could also expose potential vulnerabilities in those communication methods.

This is not a new concept, of course. During the Cold War, the United States built and maintained an extensive undersea surveillance network to help monitor the movement of Soviet submarines, known as the Sound Surveillance System, or SOSUS. Spies subsequently compromised that system leading to a multi-faceted combination of underwater sensors and ship-based towed sonar arrays, all cued to processing stations ashore, known as the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS), parts of which remain in operation to this day.

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On top of that, the Chinese listening devices may be able to pick up underwater The two devices are “a breakthrough for communications transmissions. The South China,� the head of the deep-sea surveillance China Morning Post reported that there and communication programs at the Academy might be networks of undersea hydrophones of Sciences, identified only by the surname in and around Guam that allow submarines capability is important, especially as it Zhu, told the South China Morning Post. to communicate with U.S. Navy command increasingly tries to restrict the movement “The deeper under the surface, the quieter the centers without having to rise to periscope of foreign military forces through its vast world becomes, and it allows us to concentrate depth or surface completely and reveal their territorial claims in the South China on the signal we most want to hear. “At position. It would also be able to pick up any Sea. Though international tribunals have least officially, those signals are the sounds other acoustic communications, as well. In continually rejected the Chinese government’s produced as a result of undersea earthquakes, positions, authorities in Beijing have pushed typhoons and other extreme weather patterns establish de facto control, primarily through above, and marine animals, such as whales. the establishment of numerous military Underwater quakes in particular can trigger outposts on man-made outcroppings in devastating tsunamis giving the sensors a previously uninhabited reefs and shoals. legitimate role in improving early warning of potential natural disasters. In February 2017, In turn, the United States in particular the Academy of Science’s Institute of Geology sends aircraft and warships into those areas and Geophysics conducted a number of on Freedom of Navigation Operations, or controlled detonations in the Marianas Trench FONOPS, asserting its right to operate freely 2008, reports emerged that the U.S. Navy that would have produced important data in in international waters. Earlier in January had hired Raytheon to work on a system this regard.

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small biz notes Awards in May continued to pick up for the Department of Defense. NAVFAC Marianas awarded about $159M in contracts on which Small Business (SB) concerns may participate in as the prime contractor or as a subcontractor.

About $95M was awarded to SB concerns on Guam for a variety of products and services through 31May2018. The socio-economic breakdown is as follows: - $59.9M - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) - $68.4M - HUBZone Small Business (HZ) - $5.4M - Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) - $3.2M - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) • Techni-Con, Inc. was awarded about $479K to replace an existing 6-inch steel waterline on Naval Base Guam.

• Fargo Pacific Inc. was awarded about $430K to repair the environmental control system at Building 179 Nimitz Hill, Guam.

• Wolf Creek Federal Services Inc. was awarded about $2.6M for additional housing occupancy and maintenance services on Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base.

• Landscape Management Systems Inc. (LMS) was awarded about $1.6M to provide additional grounds maintenance and tree trimming services at various base facilities.

• Tikigaq Construction, LLC was awarded about $779K to conduct green waste processing as part of the municipal solid waste landfill closure.

• Reliable Builders Inc. was awarded about $553K to relocate a transformer and replace valves at the Adelup booster pump station on Nimitz Hill.

Source: Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG)

listen up: Some Ways to Be a Better Listener We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with information and are consumed by technology, this on top of a very busy agenda. So many things (work, family, personal interests, etc.) demand our attention so multi-tasking is the norm.

Therefore, it is a constant challenge to be a good listener (the average person’s 8-10 second attention span doesn’t make it any easier).

Active listening is critical to your work performance. It’s important to voice your opinions/thoughts; however, listening can help spark new ideas, improve understanding of an issue, avoid any miscommunication, and even strengthen a team’s morale.

Like any other skill, active listening requires practice. Here are a few tricks to help you become a better listener: 1. Assume the position: Our body language signals to others our openness to frank conversation. Squarely face and lean towards the speaker; uncross your arms; make eye contact; and relax. It’s also helpful to remove or avoid physical barriers, like a desk or partition.

2. Put away the distractions: How often have you attended meetings where someone put their phone, iPad, laptop, etc. on the table and fiddled with them? It’s rude to check your phone or email while someone is speaking with you, yet how often do you hear tapping of computer keys in the background of conference calls? Silencing your phone, closing your email, shutting the door, etc. frees up your attention and makes the speaker feel heard.

3. Take yourself out of the conversation: A good listener doesn’t think about his/her own interests when listening to someone. Do not try to interject your ideas/opinions into the conversation; just pay attention to what the speaker has to say.

4. Wait until the end: As tempting as it is, don’t interrupt the speaker. You shouldn’t be thinking of your reply before a speaker finishes talking. Not only is it rude to cut someone off, it’s important to listen to a speaker’s complete statement to be fully informed.

5. Be an active listener: To make sure you understand what you heard, repeat it back to the speaker. This gives him/her the opportunity to clarify if needed.

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Hydraulic Cranes and Hydraulic Hoses A monthly crane and rigging informative column for all personnel directly or indirectly involved with crane safety. Each month we will attempt to explain a different technical issue pertaining to crane operations here on Guam, addressing the sometimes overlooked or misunderstood topics by management and operators alike, by Dave Barnhouse.

This month’s crane topic pertains to hydraulic hoses, inspection of, proper assembly and installation, and the hazards of hose failures. Since mechanical brake and friction cranes are all but non-existent, most of the cranes we now work with are hydraulic. All hydraulic cranes have one thing in common: the required hydraulic hoses to transmit high-pressure oil from the pumps to the hydraulic motors. Hoses are a replaceable consumable, in that they are not expected to last for the life of the crane. The other alternative is steel tubing, which is common, but not practical in all situations.

How long do hydraulic hose assemblies last?

There is no simple answer to how long you should wait before replacing hose assemblies on your equipment. The good news is that there are signs that maintenance personnel can and should look for to determine when it's time for preventive hose assembly replacement. Purchasing a new hose assembly is usually many times less expensive than the cost of clean up after the old hose breaks, not to mention the potential damage to different (expensive) components of your system, down time and the potential for injury.

If your company makes its own hydraulic hose assemblies, beware of the manufactured date of the hose. According to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the shelf life of bulk rubber hose is 10 years from the date of manufacture.

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hoses regularly, it may be more economical to leave the hose assembling up to the professionals. As hydraulic hose assemblies age, the outer cover can deteriorate with extended exposure to sunlight or heat.

This cover is designed to protect the reinforcement, which must withstand a high-pressure flow of oil. Hydraulic systems commonly have working pressures between 3,600 PSI and 5,000 PSI, and in some cases, much more. If the cover is compromised, the wire reinforcement is exposed to the elements. This leads to rust, creating a weakness that these high pressures soon expose. The resulting failures usually occur without warning.

For most applications, a simple visual inspection once a month and preventive replacement of hoses every year or two is adequate. 80% of hose failures are attributable to external physical damage through pulling, kinking, crushing or abrasion of the hose and all the external damage can typically be checked for.

Inspect/replace critical hydraulic hose assemblies more often. Critical hose assemblies may be those that are close to the equipment operators or whose failure could result in injury or would cost a great amount of damage.

When inspecting hydraulic hoses, never touch pressurized hoses with your hands, not even with gloved hands. If you are looking for a pinhole leak, use a piece of cardboard or wood to locate it, never run your hand over the hose to find it.

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Replace hose assemblies if you find any of the following conditions: • Oil leaking around fittings or along the hose • Crushed hoses • Abrasion - any exposed wire reinforcement is a sure sign of need for replacement • Any significant damage to the outer cover beyond scuffs and small nicks • Twisted hoses (may indicate a need for a swivel or different routing) • Kinks (may indicate incorrect routing bend radius below minimum specified by the manufacturer) • Cracked or corroded fittings (red rust is cause for concern, white oxidation is acceptable) There are many reasons a hydraulic hose can fail, but often, the most common failures could have been avoided with proper precautions. Below are some of the most common reasons for hose failure and how to protect against them.

Tube erosion - Hydraulic hose tube erosion often causes external leakage. Tube erosion is usually caused by a concentrated high-velocity stream of fluid or by small particles in the fluid. In order to avoid tube erosion, determine the proper hose size based on the recommended maximum velocities. Also, be sure that the hose assembly is not bent too tight for flow and that the fluid medium is not too abrasive for the inner tube of the hose. It is important to follow the maximum bend radius noted in the engineering specifications for each hose, as well as diameter, during the assembly process.

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Fluid compatibility - System contamination and external leakage can be a direct result of fluid compatibility issues.

Incompatible fluids will cause the inner tube of the hose assembly to deteriorate, swell, and delaminate. The inner tube can also partially wash out in some cases. The hose you order must be compatible with the fluid being conveyed. Verify that the fluid is not only compatible with the inner tube, but also the outer cover, fittings, and even O-rings. Hose assemblies ordered direct from the equipment manufacturer will assure proper fluid compatibility.

Minimum bend radius - Hose assemblies can fail relatively quickly if the minimum bend radius is not met. In vacuum or suction applications, if the bend radius is exceeded, the hose may tend to be flat in the bend area. This will hinder or restrict flow. If the bend is severe enough, the hose may kink. To prevent minimum bend radius hose failures, double-check the recommended bend radius. Replace hose assemblies and change routing, length, or fittings to route the hose within the published minimum bend radius if they do not comply.

Insertion depth - When a hose assembly is not properly assembled, it can create very dangerous situations. Fittings need to be pushed on completely to meet the recommended insertion depth. If the hose insertion depth is not met, fittings can blow off, leaving a failed hose assembly. The last grip in the fitting shell is essential to the holding strength. To find the proper insertion depth, easy-to-use hose insertion depth blocks are available to mark the hose.

This will ensure that the hose is pushed on to the correct insertion specifications.

inserting the fittings. The inner tube should be cleaned and air-dried before fittings are inserted. After the fittings are crimped, be sure to cap the ends in order to keep the hose clean and avoid recontamination during transport. Hose cleaning kits and clean seal caps are available that provide a quick and easy way to reduce contamination, thereby reducing the risk of downtime resulting from clogged filters, component malfunctions and hose failures.

Abrasion - Hydraulic hoses are put through rigorous applications every day, which eventually take their toll. If not inspected on a regular basis, abrasion can cause a hose assembly to burst and leak.

Excessive rubbing of the hose against an external object or even another hose can wear away the cover and eventually the reinforcement layers.

The cover is meant to protect the hose, so signs of damage to the cover or reinforcement layers should warn you that something is wrong. Protective sleeving is available to better protect against abrasion.

There are hose shields, sleeves, as well as protectors available to meet the needs of a variety of applications. With a little background knowledge and training, many hose failures can be prevented. Properly assembled and installed hose assemblies will last longer, decreasing downtime and maintenance costs. Hose end fittings also are required to be inspected for active corrosion. A good rust preventative is Densyl Tape, a waxed-like heavy tape that may be wrapped around the fittings to prevent corrosion. These will, however, be required to remove during the crane’s periodic annual for a visual inspection of the end fittings.

Age takes its toll on hydraulic hoses.

Sunlight and heat can accelerate damage to the outer covering, which exposes the reinforcement to the elements and can lead to hose failure.

Please e-mail any comments, questions, or specific topics you would like to see addressed in this column to dave@islandcerts.org and we will certainly attempt to accommodate your requests.

Dave Barnhouse resides in Tamuning and has been involved with operations, maintenance, operator training, and/or inspections, of cranes since 1969. He is a Certified Environmental Trainer, CHST, NCCCO and CIC certified crane operator, NCCCO Lift Director, NCCCO Level II Rigger, Crane Institute of America practical examiner for all types of mobile crane operators, riggers, signal persons, and the only OSHA accredited crane inspector on Guam.

Improper assembly - Contamination can cause several problems for a hydraulic hose assembly. When cutting a hose, metal particles and debris can settle inside the hose if not properly flushed. This abrasive debris left in the hose will contaminate the hydraulic system. It can also cause small fractures to develop on the inner tube of the hose assembly, resulting in leakage. To prevent hose failures from contamination, the hose must be properly cleaned before

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He would always talk about actors and actresses of years passed like he knew them. He would often talk about their filmography and other actors they worked with. What did I know? I was into Total Request Live on MTV. However, in the wake of his passing, I find myself wishing I listened and took in more of his seemingly infinite knowledge of postwar Hollywood, or places like Corregidor or Japanese cities he visited and fell in love with. I wish there was more information for me to understand who my grandfather – my papa - was.

I was sitting in the Haneda airport on the way across the Pacific. The original plan was always to go and visit papa after the school year was over – a trip I had been wanting to make since I last saw him in 2014. I shot a look to my mom, Shelly, and said pointe blank, “I need to talk to you about papa.”

The conversation was short, yet not without its tears and chuckles. We were running out of layover time anyway. See, I didn’t know much about one Eska Lavelle “Bill” Gibson.

He was a mystery to me. I knew him as my ‘papa’. Born right before New Year (December 29), and that he was kind of a big deal. Even before I left the island I tried using the help of Señora Google to see if anything would come up; some did, but I was still lacking an origin story.

It also took every variant of my papa’s name – Eska Lavelle Gibson, Bill Gibson, E.L. Gibson, Eska Gibson - to find any information. It made perfect sense. Mom said he was not a boastful man. I knew that. He was ‘papa’ to me anyway.

His work spoke for itself. He was the mobilizer for great projects he felt did not require his name stapled on them and the following fanfare.

Community Member and Advocate Long ago, a Legislative Resolution was introduced in Regular Session by current Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio, current Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, – during their time as lawmakers - and former senator Frank Blas, Jr. It was congratulating my papa for his selection as the Guam Business Hall of Fame 2009 Honorary Laureate.

The Resolution was composed with numerous ‘Whereas’’ and sentences that seemingly had no end. It started with his local career jumpstarting on KUAM as a radio host, ad salesmen, and newsman, which included special mention of his reporting on the devastating Typhoon Karen in 1962.

My heartstrings were tugged a little after when the Resolution pointed to his work as the first elected Governor of Guam, Governor Carlos Camacho’s ‘public information officer’. Four short years ago, I also worked at Adelup for the Calvo Tenorio administration in the same department. I knew about this beforehand, but seeing it in an official document made it feel special.

However, beyond the abridged résumé, the community work he organized was what shone through the entire Resolution. His numerous projects with the Rotary Club of Guam, including his presidency in the early 80s, his work with the Guam Reserve Police Force, and also assisting in founding the Guam chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, according to the Resolution.

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Additionally, he served on the Board for the Guam Visitors Bureau, the Civil Service Commission Board, the Job Training Partnership Project Board, the Guam Retirement Fund Board, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, and was the State Chairman of the Guam Committee to Support the Guard and Reserve.

More prominent was his later role as the head of the Guam Employers Council, later just The Employers Council – a membership organization that opens the lines of communication and creates and strengthens relationships between management and employees. With an already-extensive view in both the public and private sector, it was easy to connect with an even more extensive vision for the economic development of the island.

In the hay day of Guam’s economic growth in the late 1980s, Bill 596 in the 19th Guam Legislature stuck out to raise the minimum wage. Though signed into law by then-Governor Joseph Ada, the bill received extensive public testimony, even from Mr. Gibson himself in his capacity from the Employers Council.

According to the committee report, his testimony called for the bill to be placed in an “inactive file” and have the legislature look at the education system as local businesses were having difficulty finding skilled workers.

“To raise the minimum wage would only prevent the businesses from hiring low-skilled employees because of the training expenses,” stated the report of Gibson.

Even 30 years ago, my papa was forward thinking and talking about things we continue to discuss in education – increased emphasis in literacy, math, and science, highlighting “vocational and technical education”, raising the drop-out age, and increasing parent involvement – thanks, pop!

Almost 10 years ago, I remember dressing up in the only suit I had – this really tacky charcoal grey deal – and heading to the Hyatt. We all sat at the front table, enjoyed the speeches and had a generally good time. I do remember when my papa went up to speak, though completely in his element of grasping the attention of an entire room, he found himself having to do something he was not completely familiar or comfortable with – talking about himself.

Friend and Mentor It was easier to have others talk about him, his character, and personality. The origin story was destined to come later – I assumed. With questions in rotation with several people, I reached out to a few closer to home. I shot an email over to my surrogate grandfather – Adolf Sgambelluri of Nimitz Hill. In his typical ‘all caps’ emails, he proceeded to recall the times when the beginnings of their friendship began over 40 years ago. At this point, my papa was working for the federal government in Washington, D.C. Sgambelluri was working as the Director for Law Enforcement, Headquarters Marine Corps in the capitol as well.

“Bill and I with our family were much connected with the Guam club at Oxon Hill, MD. And by 1980, I had retired from the U.S. Marine Corps having served for 27 years.

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And then I decided it was time to relocate to Guam and (retire),” stated Sgambelluri. He continued talking about how their personal and professional friendship collided.

At the time, Sgambelluri was working at the Guam Community College and, under Dr. John Salas, was developing the police academy program for the entire island – Guam Police Department, the Superior Court, Airport Police, Department of Corrections, and the Port Authority of Guam. With my papa’s work in law enforcement, he spoke and provided training for these programs – “at no cost, to several Guam hotel security programs.” This program among other things fortified a friendship, which would span decades.

A funny story Sgambelluri told me: more than once he would be running up the hill toward COMNAVMAR. My papa somehow would find him, and without too much arm-twisting got the Marine in the car and dropped him home - cutting the workout short and probably going off on some side adventure no less. “I already miss the guy.”

Part of knowing my papa was knowing the timber in his voice, especially because of his personality being part of the local media landscape. A scruffy, yet inviting, growl as he got older that was accompanied by a salt-and-pepper mustache. My papa’s voice was on the radio long before there was even television on island. I found it in an excerpt from long time friend David Sablan’s book A Degree of Success Through Curiosity: True Story of a Young Boy Eager to Learn and Find His Calling. In it, Sablan wrote about working with my papa doing his used car commercials via telephone call-ins and then eventually doing the Friday Night Talent Shows on KUAM. I thought that was pretty neat.

Even after his stint on the air, my papa was putting his knowledge out there – more specifically through his work with The Employers Council. CEO of Advanced Management and friend Monty McDowell said, “Bill Gibson was the go to guy for anything and everything Human Resources. He kept himself up to date on the latest trends in the laws and regulations relating to employees and employers’ management of their employees.”

The importance of knowing the laws and regulations of employment lies in the muddled “trenches” that businesses find themselves in. “Those of us working in the trenches to satisfy our customers’ every need find personnel situations that we haven’t the foggiest how

to handle,” said McDowell. “Bill was the guy who would come to our office, with simply a phone call request, and professionally guide us so we as the employer and our employees would mitigate the situation and cause the least amount of ramifications,” he finished. The outcome was a mutual benefit for both employee and employer, according to McDowell.

A clear example was when McDowell inherited a Union. “I didn’t have the foggiest notion of how to act, what to do, and in particular how to negotiate a Collective Bargaining Agreement,” McDowell confided. However, he went on to say how papa went to his office, and walked his Supervisory and Managerial Staff through the do’s and don’ts in relation to Unions and with Union-member employees.

Papa even went as far as negotiating the CBA with the Union with McDowell and his HR Manager.

McDowell also recalls the numerous times my papa was on his show Mondays with Monty. They would usually talk about HR issues and such, but the stories that fascinated him more were my papa’s Navy days and him coming out to Guam. These relationships were what maintained his career, but it was the matter-of-fact, guiding hand that also helped propel others.

Besides friend and colleague, my papa found a way to become a mentor and guide for some. “Being a woman in the construction industry 30 years ago was challenging, to say the least,” emoted Karen Storts. In a predominantly male-driven industry, Storts, now retired, was a rose among the thorns, and over the years she has inspired more roses to blossom and thrive. But it wasn’t always gardens and sunshine.

“When I needed a sounding board, encouragement, or just someone to remind me that I was on the right track,” said Storts, “Bill was someone I could turn to, and he was always there for me,” she continued.

“He was my rock, my mentor, my guide, my best resource and a very important part of my work life,” she revealed.

“Bill was the absolute best ally and friend I could have had and working closely with him for so many years was a distinct pleasure.” She pointed to papa being an ally having worked with him over the years.

According to Storts, in the early days of the GCA and the GEC, the organizations shared an office. When the offices

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mother, he wanted to return to someday. “His father was in construction and he moved around a lot…pop lived in Georgia, Detroit…and a bunch of other places.”

Some information before the war can be a bit blurry. But, Uncle Ray mentioned that it was mostly my papa and his mother most of the time, with family, including two older half-sisters. However, I learned that my papa “was a photographer’s mate in the Navy”, which brought him to Guam. I honestly wish I could elaborate considering I just fell down the rabbit hole that is my Ancestry.com family tree.

became separated, my grandfather still made it a point to continue work with the Guam Contractors. “He started looking for a place where we could both expand and grow our organizations,” Storts stated. The East West Business Center offices provided GEC and GCA members – some companies had both memberships – with a central space in case there were any questions or concerns.

The Employers Council under the direction of Gibson helped employers educate employees about the complexities they would face in the labor system. “Bill knew all the ins and outs of the laws and was a valuable resource for the members of The Employers Council,” Storts said. Later, The Employers Council gave up their space for the Guam Trades Academy, which has blossomed into the successful institution we know it is today.

It was rather difficult trying to paraphrase Storts’ comments because they were so personal and poignant.

However, she did say Papa was “an all-around good guy, a proud family man, someone who was always quick with a smile and a joke.” She resumed, “I was fortunate to have him in my life and even now, so many years after we worked together, his advice and guidance still comes to me when I need it most, and my life is better for it.”

“Pop” In my research, I was able to find two Gibsons on a radio interview from years ago. Uncle Ray and my papa were bantering about congressional votes and representation on C-SPAN – a channel papa watched religiously, along with Fox News; it was no secret my papa was a Republican. The conversation between these two was always fun, direct, informational, and a learning experience for anyone who had the chance to hear them go back-and-forth. Funny enough, in this instance, Papa turned into the producer and told Uncle Ray, “Do a commercial while I listen to what she’s saying.”

I’m glad that I could hear his voice again.

My Uncle Ray is without-a-doubt the historian of our family.

Tracing our Underwood lineage and knowing way more about his father than a lot of others. In typical Gibson fashion, my uncle was straight to the point, saying that papa was from Lakeland, Florida – a place, according to my

Starting as a Navy transplant to Guam to nearly 30 years at the Employers Council merely taps the surface of the man we all called ‘pop’. More than anything, it was the implicit and unconditional support of a father and grandfather who saw his posterity succeed personally and professionally. Media careers, education, entrepreneurship, government work, graduations, and a lot in between.

He valued hard work, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and finding the most efficient way to get things done and help people.

I would liken my papa to Cary Grant and Clark Gable.

Great Hollywood actors whose talent, charisma, charm, and wisdom remain timeless to this day. Funny enough, it took my mom reminding me about the times we spent Sundays across Alupang Beach at his residence.

If my grandfather wasn’t outside working on the yard, he was inside the house shuffling toward the couch to watch something on Turner Classic Movie or in his collection.

There was a specific sound he made as he did his shuffle; ‘br-bru-bruh-bruhhh-bruh’, like the louder, more pronounced, purr of his grey cat “Shilver”.

There were many Sundays in Tamuning growing up. But, now, I wish I paid more attention to the movies he and my mom watched those lazy weekend afternoons. Maybe I would be able to make some connection to his past. But, instead, I am left with photos from yesteryear; an age of indulgence, glamour, hard work, and family. More than anything, I am left with more questions and a burning desire to find the answers.

My papa’s life kind of played out like the characters in the movies he loved so much. Strong, supportive, and wise men whose candor, style, and charm allowed him to work well with others and make a difference. Even people who disagreed with him on certain issues respected him - and the feeling was reciprocated.

The last few days, I’ve slept in his room here in Matthews, North Carolina. Right now, I sit in his kitchen, staring at the iPad he used to listen to Uncle Ray, looking at the squirrels, Cardinals, and Hummingbirds he fell in love with in his backyard, and I’m left with these amazingly conflicting feelings – one of regret and one of significant pride. Regret because I wasn’t here more often and asked more questions; And pride because I’m learning more and more about him and his accomplishments now.

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50 YEARS OF BUILDING HISTORY AND FUTURE By: John S. Aguon

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In 1968, the number one song was Hey Jude by the Beatles. The following year America put a man on the moon. Vietnam and Watergate ushered in the 70’s.

Personal computing marked by the Macintosh and Microsoft unleashed our imaginations in the 80’s. The 90’s brought us the internet. Bam! In the 2000’s we felt the national sadness of 911 as New York City’s Twin Towers crumbled to the ground following a terrorist attack upon our homeland; and Barrack Obama became America’s first African American president. And, of course, social media consumed the world—Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn. And now, in the 2010’s, a new generation of “millennial” are being spokened to, Donald Trump twitters into the Presidency, and the world moves on.

As illustrated above, we all have varying life references framed in these past 50 years, and on Guam, a common thread of progress was what we all know here as the Guam Power Authority—GPA. There is a ubiquity about it.

Virtually, in every aspect of our life and living on Guam, as geographically remote as any large group of human beings can be, we are. Yet, while we know in our heads this remoteness, we expect that when we go about our day, that that thing called electricity will be ever-present.

Generally, Guam is without any local source of fuel for the utility grade power generators needed to supply our island wide electrical thirst. So, GPA, relies on a 100 percent imported fuel source. That fuel arrives on Guam via ship, is deposited in fuel bunkers in and near Apra Harbor. Eventually, the fuel gets delivered to the various power generation locations, where the electricity is created, then distributed over a system of high power lines, transmitted to and through a host of substations, retransmitted throughout the villages for use—to homes, businesses, governments, hospitals, schools, other utilities and communications.

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Frankly, this aforementioned battery storage solution helps to relieve some of the reliance on current older conventional higher-cost fuel burning power generation hardware. Also, the just released request for proposal for the GPA’s new power generator will further assist in cost reductions as it will utilize a multi-fuel use, which will be cheaper to operate.

Guam enters into a chapter of continued growth and development, surely first, relying upon the unfettered devotion and commitment of a competent and challengeconquering staff and management; then, to further augment its hardware and energy business choices with thorough knowledge and knowledge base, and the vision to forecast when those multiple capital improvements and modifications should be implemented Kudos are in order for an extraordinary first 50 years, and well wishes on the upcoming ride into the next 50 years for Guam and its appreciative people— our families, our home.

In 2018, we celebrate—the dedicated staff, management, partners(private, public, government),all rate payers.

Because, there is cause to enjoin collectively, as a people to mark and marvel at feat that GPA is to and for our island home. For 50 years, this journey of development and delivery of quality of life electrical power has been happening. Challenges and all, it continues down the path of forward-thinking planning, guided by the Integrated Resource Plan(IRP), formulating the overlays of technical and technological advancements.

For example, one of the current crucial transitions is the installation of a battery storage system(signed with LG Corporation, in 2017), to further mitigate the intermittency issue of marrying utility-grade solar generation with turbine-generated electrical power. Basically, when cloud cover hinders the full production expectation from solar, stored battery power is utilized to allow the conventional power generation to kick in, thus avoiding the potential overload from occurring and ultimately, preventing an outage.

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Today’s Guam Power Authority is transformed.

Today, Guam Power Authority is: ~Flexible, Connected, and Resilient~ Over the last 50 years, the Guam Power Authority has adapted to multiple and changing conditions while striving always to provide safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity to Guam’s ratepayers: From FLEXIBILITY CHALLENGES • Guam’s power utility was Navy-owned •acquiring, planning for and improving all assets •Evolving Governance • Meeting load growth demands •increased generation capacity • Fuel price uncertainty • Transmission & Distribution enhancement • Becoming more customer-service focused • Building customer trust and acceptance of efficiency To ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY • Becoming a Guam-owned, separate power utility • Improved financial management and revenues •Improved system reliability • Outstanding Safety performance • Improved procurement practices • Enhanced environmental monitoring and compliance • More cost-effective power system flexibility From CONNECTEDNESS CHALLENGES • Improved and stable finances • Improving customer service • Rapid pace of technology evolution • Additional and improving integration of alternative energy sources •Ever-enhancing cyber security To ENHANCED CONNECTIVITY • Enhanced power system operation, maintenance, control, security • Improved utility worker productivity • Enhanced distributed resource integration • Faster outage recovery • Customer empowerment 2 From RELIABILITY CHALLENGES • Keeping the lights on • An isolated power system • Exposure to the elements • Weather-related outages • Cyber threat • Aging base load generators To ENHANCED RELIABILTY • Proficiency in reliability and other key areas recognized as Reliable Public Power Providers (RP3) • Integrated Resource Plan • Public-Private partnerships From RESILIENCY CHALLENGES •Ending the Navy Power Pool Agreement • Financial Ratings • isolated power system • Devastating weather disasters • Fuel oil dependence • Building leadership, management team and a work force• Integrated Resource Planning • USEPA/environmental standards • Workforce succession planning • Cyber Security To ENHANCED RESILIENCY • Stable Governance •Stable and Professional Management and Workforce • Strong financial performance with minimized negative financial impacts • Enhanced Planning and Resources Management • Safety excellence • Public-Private Partnerships • Enhanced customer trust • Improved societal impact • Environmentally responsible • Alternative energy enhancements •Building Guam’s new 180MW power plant to strengthen Guam’s economy and improve the quality of life for our community 22 | JUNE2018

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100th Voyage to Guam and Saipan

On New Year’s Day of 2016, APL celebrated our humble return to Guam and Saipan with the arrival of our first voyage. One year later, APL added a second ship for a new weekly service. On Thursday, May 17th, 2018, APL is proud to celebrate the 100th voyage of our service with our heaviest load to date, over 400 containers!

It is through our prospering local business partners and their strong support that APL is able to achieve this large milestone. APL continues to deliver on our guarantee to seamlessly connect customers with the US Mainland or anywhere else in our Global Network. We continue to serve our community in Guam and the Northern Marianas as we work together to achieve even greater economic growth and prosperity for all.

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• Operations of the Department of Commerce in Asia and the assistance provided by the Commercial Service Liaison Office to the ADB. • Sharing knowledge and how to use the CMS system, inclusive of setting up, tips, and how the system is the key to winning projects from ADB. Visit https://pisbdcn.ecenterdirect.com/events/4166 to register!

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